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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the sheriff come by the house in Chapter 10?

2. What shocks the neighboring women about Ruth's house?

3. What does Sylvie do when she comes home with the answer in question #108?

4. How does Ruth feel about talking to people from school?

5. What does Sylvie think Ruth can do with the children on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the sheriff comes to the house to see about the fire Sylvie lit to burn trash?

2. What happens when Lucille yells at Sylvie about sleeping on the bench?

3. What does Lucille do when she can no longer stand living with Sylvie?

4. What does Lucille decide she and Ruth need to do about their life?

5. What is Sylvie's reaction to the town's concerns about her and Ruth?

6. What happens when Ruth and Lucille try to sew?

7. What happens when Sylvie and Ruth take a boat at the lake?

8. Why does Sylvie wake Ruth up before dawn after Lucille has left?

9. In Chapter 10, what does Sylvie do to continue to change enough to keep Ruth?

10. Why does the sheriff visit Ruth and Sylvie and what do some neighboring women do about his visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruth and Lucille's mother commits suicide in the first chapter. How do you think this event affected Ruth and Lucille's emotional and mental health? What do you think could cause a mother to commit suicide with two small children waiting for her at home?

Essay Topic 2

By chapter five, we are beginning to see a picture of Sylvie as a person who does not seem to pay much attention to everyday life. What about Sylvie seems strange to you and does her strangeness make her more or less attractive to you? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How did you feel about the ending of this book? Why?

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